Target-trap



P. HOLZ;

TARGET TRAP.

(No Model.)

No. 330,704. Patented Nov. 17,1885.

WiTnEEsEs:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED HOLZ, OF ANDERSONS FERRY, ASSIGNOR TO THE LIGOWSKY CLAY PIGEONCOMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.-

TARGET-TR AP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,704, dated November17, 1885.

Application filed April 1, 1885. Serial No. 160,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED How, a citizen of the United States, residingat Anderson s Ferry, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Target-Traps, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of targettrapshaving a jointed throwing arm or lever in which the outer arm or sectioncarrying a holder or retaining device for the target receives a secondmotion upon the primary throwing-arm at the end of the sweep of thelatter, so as to deliver the pigeon with a sort of wrist movement.

The flying-targets now upon the market vary in shape and size, and theobject of my invention is to provide an improved holder adapted toreceive and deliversuch targets.

My improvement is more especially applicable to that class of targetholders from which the target is delivered at the end of the wristmovement by the momentum which it has acquired; and it consists in thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a secondary armembodying my invention, with a target or clay pigeon grasped in theholder-jaws, and of so much of the primary arm jointed thereto as isnecessary to the understanding of its operation. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the parts shown in the foregoing figure.

A is the primary throwing arm or lever, provided at its outer end with apivot-bolt, a, for the attachment of the secondary arm, which bolt isheld elastically in its seat by means of a coiled spring, a, the tensionof which may be adjusted by a nut, to, upon its lower screw-threadedend.

The secondary arm or holderB is composed of two flaring jaws,b b,hinged-gtogether, preferably,by the same bolt which connects them to theprimary throwing-arm, and having at the rear of the pivotreversely-flaring heelpieces I) b, the ends of which are adapted toserve as seats for a coiled expansion-spring, O, tending constantly toforce them apart and thereby close the jaws. At the ends of each of thejaws b, and also near their point of junction, are spools D, which serveas ears or (No model.)

lugs to hold the target in place. These spools are preferably madeflaring from the center or near the center of their length toward eachend, and may be of wood, rubber, or other suitable material. They areattached to the holder-jaws b by screw-bolts d, or such other means aswill permit of their ready adjustment to present a different face to thetarget when one portion of the surface becomes worn by use, and alsoallow the spools to be removed and their places filled by others whenthe entire surface is worn.

When a target is to be thrown, it is placed in the secondary arm orholder and the latter forced back to an angle with the throwingarm,which is then set in the notch and the trigger pulled. In the ensuingsweep the secondary arm receives its independent motion,which carries itround beyond alignment with the primary arm and into nearly a line withthe line of flight, when the target escapes by its own momentum,receiving as it leaves the holder the usual whirling movement from thefront jaw of the latter.

I claim as myinvention- 1. In combination with the holder-jaws of atarget-holder, rotatable spools attached to said holder-jaws.

2. In combination with the holder-jaws of a target-holder, spoolsflaring toward each end and mounted upon said jaws, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

3. In combination with the holder-jaws of a target -trap, spools flaringtoward each end and adjustably attached to said holder-jaws,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with the holder-jaws of a targettrap, of spoolsattached to said holder-jaws by means of axial screws, whereby they maybe clamped and adjusted.

5. The combination, with the throwing-arm of a target-trap, of thetarget-holder B, consisting of the holder-jaws I), havingreverselyflaring heel-pieces b,springa upon the pivotbolt, and spring 0,acting to close the jaws, and the spools D, adjustably attached to saidholder-jaws, said holder-arm being pivotally attached to thethrowing-arm.

FRED HOLZ.

Witnesses:

LOUIS A. Bonn, ALBERT A. CASTLE.

